How To Install ucx-utils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ucx-utils on Ubuntu.
What is ucx-utils
ucx-utils is:
Unified Communication X (UCX) provides an optimized communication layer for Message Passing (MPI), PGAS/OpenSHMEM libraries and RPC/data-centric applications. UCX utilizes high-speed networks for inter-node communication,i and shared memory mechanisms for efficient intra-node communication. This package provides utilities for the UCX frameworks.
There are three methods to install ucx-utils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ucx-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ucx-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ucx-utils
Install ucx-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ucx-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ucx-utils
Install ucx-utils Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ucx-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ucx-utils
How To Uninstall ucx-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ucx-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ucx-utils
Uninstall ucx-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ucx-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ucx-utils
Remove ucx-utils Configurations and Data
To remove ucx-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ucx-utils
Remove ucx-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ucx-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ucx-utils
Dependencies
ucx-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ucx-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.